Single Stop wins innovation grant
Single Stop USA will use a $1.1 million Social Innovation Fund grant, channeled through New Profit, to help more low-income community college students overcome financial barriers to stay in school....
View ArticleWays to get students to stay
Many new college students won’t be back sophomore year. At community colleges, 56 percent of students return for a second year, up from 51 percent in 2004, according to ACT research. The average...
View ArticleGroceries or graduation?
By helping low-income students access public aid — food stamps, health insurance, housing and energy vouchers, child-care subsidies and the like — community colleges hope to improve retention and...
View ArticleLow-income students need aid, support
Many community college students juggle classes and jobs while struggling to pay the rent and the babysitter, buy textbooks and put gas in the car. On some campuses, there’s help for low-income...
View ArticleSupports help Latinos stay in college
The youngest and fastest growing population group in the U.S., Latinos now account for more than 20 percent of K-12 students. However, in 2012, 21.3 percent of Latino adults had earned an associate...
View ArticleSingle Stop links students with aid
At a growing number of community college campuses, Single Stop USA counselors help low-income students access government services and benefits so they can stay in school, reports Businessweek. On the...
View ArticleFor needy students, a Single Stop for aid
Homeless, Jason showered at the gym at Borough of Manhattan Community College. After class, he did his homework in the library, then slept in a quiet corner. When the library closed, he rode the subway...
View ArticleAn Amazon for social services
Single Stop, known for helping low-income community college students access benefits, is designing software to help people find aid online. That will include student grants and loans, Medicaid,...
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